Prompted by the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, the Encinitas Historical Society (EHS) invites the greater San Diego community to a series of “Independence Saturdays.” Each Saturday will honor another of the many cultures whose work and words have shaped the experience of successive “independences” across Southern California since the 1760s. In its entirety, the series will deepen the regard for declarations of independence as at once aspirational and invitational, a news release stated.
The series began in June with days dedicated to the history of Black Americans (Friday, June 19–Saturday, June 20), Japanese Americans (June 27), and the signers of the Declaration (July 4). Subsequent days will be devoted to Native Californians (Aug. 8), U.S. women (Aug. 22), Californians and San Diegans (Sept. 12), and Mexican Americans (Sept. 19), culminating in a celebration of the 40th anniversary of the city of Encinitas (Oct. 3).
At the Encinitas Historical Society’s 1883 one-room Schoolhouse, the EHS Independence Saturdays will invoke history, civic reflection, and personal reminiscence via vivid timelines, collaborative murals, historic recordings, music, film, and video, amid a traditional hands-on curriculum: Reading (old textbooks); Reciting (orations, letters); Spelling/Writing (proclamations, with turkey quill, metal nib, chalk, or pencil stub); Geography (of constant migrations and shifting borders), the news release stated.
Independence Saturdays take place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Schoolhouse, 390 West F St in Encinitas. All events are free and open to the public, ages 6 and up, courtesy of a grant from the Coastal Community Foundation.
Full details about the Independence Days series can be found here: shorturl.at/qEznY
For questions, email info@encinitashistoricalsociety.org